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Facebook gets $711 million damages in anti-spam case

Reuters - Saturday, October 31

(Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook was awarded $711.2 million in damages relating to an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace, court documents show. More »

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Multilingual web address system approved
AFP - Friday, October 30
A global regulatory body Friday approved a new multilingual address system which it said would open up the Internet to millions more people worldwide.
RealNetworks back in the black, eyes Google tie-up
Reuters - Friday, October 30
By Alex Dobuzinskis
Facebook outlines new privacy policy
AFP - Friday, October 30
Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and asked for feedback from the social network's more than 300 million users.
Republicans to whip up support with Blackberry app
AFP - Friday, October 30
The Republican leadership in the US House of Representatives unveiled a free application for the Blackberry on Thursday to keep users up to date on the latest in Congress through their cellphones.
China blocks 'Berlin Wall' Twitter page: organisers
AFP - Friday, October 30
China has blocked a website inviting users of microblogging site Twitter to comment on the fall of the Berlin Wall amid a deluge of protests at Beijing's Internet censorship, organisers said Thursday.
Google launches music search with Lala and iLike
Reuters - Thursday, October 29
By Sue Zeidler
Amazon.com rolls out shortcut for paying online
Reuters - Thursday, October 29
By Nicole Maestri
Google gets its groove on with music search
AFP - Thursday, October 29
Google stepped onto the Internet music stage, unveiling a service for finding, listening to or buying songs online.
Google Voice call blocking limited, company says
Reuters - Thursday, October 29
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Wednesday it restricts calls to less than 100 U.S. telephone numbers with its Google Voice service, responding to a query from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Yahoo!, Microsoft extend talks on Web search agreement
AFP - Thursday, October 29
Yahoo! and Microsoft have extended the deadline to finalize an agreement on their Internet search and advertising partnership, Yahoo! said Wednesday.
Politico owner launching local Washington news website
AFP - Thursday, October 29
Allbritton Communications Co., the media company behind political news website Politico, plans to launch a site next year covering local news in the Washington area, Politico said Wednesday.
Google adds free GPS navigation to mobile phones
AFP - Thursday, October 29
Internet giant Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of standalone GPS navigation devices.